Looking for breakthrough ideas for innovation challenges? Try Patsnap Eureka!

Screening for agents that modulate relaxin function

a technology of relaxin and function, applied in the direction of peptides, tissue culture, drug compositions, etc., can solve problems such as delay in pregnancy, and achieve the effect of inhibiting the action of relaxin

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-05-12
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIV
View PDF4 Cites 0 Cited by
  • Summary
  • Abstract
  • Description
  • Claims
  • Application Information

AI Technical Summary

Problems solved by technology

Treatment of antepartum animals with the soluble ligand-binding region of LGR7 has led to parturition delay.

Method used

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
View more

Image

Smart Image Click on the blue labels to locate them in the text.
Viewing Examples
Smart Image
  • Screening for agents that modulate relaxin function
  • Screening for agents that modulate relaxin function
  • Screening for agents that modulate relaxin function

Examples

Experimental program
Comparison scheme
Effect test

example 1

[0105]Four orphan receptors, LGR4-7, have recently been isolated. These have structural features similar to those of the gonadotropin and thyrotropin receptors. Based on structural motifs and phylogenetic analysis, the orphan LGRs could be subdivided into two subgroups, with LGR4-6 as one group and LGR7 as another. Orthologous genes for each subgroup of LGR have been found in invertebrates. Similar to its snail and fly orthologs, human LGR7 has a unique N-terminal cysteine-rich LDL receptor-like domain preceding the multiple leucine-rich repeats found in the ectodomain of all other LGRs. Furthermore, constitutively active LGR7 mutants showing ligand-independent cAMP production were constructed based on gain-of-function point mutations found in the LH receptor of patients with male-limited precocious puberty.

[0106]A new human LGR is identified herein, which belongs to the same subgroup as LGR7 and is named LGR8 based on the chronological order of discovery. As shown in FIG. 1A, seque...

example 2

[0124]INSL3, also known as Leydig insulin-like peptide or relaxin-like factor, is a relaxin family member expressed in testis Leydig cells and ovarian theca and luteal cells. Male mice mutant for INSL3 exhibit cryptorchidism or defects in testis descent due to abnormal gubernaculum development whereas overexpression of INSL3 induces ovary descent in transgenic females. Because transgenic mice missing the LGR8 gene are also cryptorchid, INSL3 was tested as the ligand for LGR8. Here, it is shown that treatment with INSL3 stimulated cAMP production in cells expressing recombinant LGR8, but not LGR7. In addition, interactions between INSL3 and LGR8 were demonstrated following ligand receptor cross-linking. Northern blot analysis indicated that the LGR8 transcripts are expressed in gubernaculum whereas treatment of cultured gubernacular cells with INSL3 stimulated cAMP production and thymidine incorporation. Demonstration of INSL3 as the ligand for LGR8 facilitates understanding of the m...

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

PUM

PropertyMeasurementUnit
molecular weightaaaaaaaaaa
temperatureaaaaaaaaaa
temperatureaaaaaaaaaa
Login to View More

Abstract

High affinity relaxin receptors, polypeptide compositions related thereto, as well as nucleotide compositions encoding the same, are provided. These proteins, herein termed LGR7 and LGR8, are orphan leucine-repeat-containing, G protein-coupled receptors. These receptors have a wide and a unique tissue expression pattern. The receptors, particularly soluble fragments thereof, are useful as therapeutic agents capable of inhibiting the action of relaxin and InsL3. The receptors and fragments thereof also find use in the screening and design of relaxin agonists and antagonists. Conditions treatable with relaxin agonists or antagonists include prevention or induction of labor, treatment of endometriosis, treatment of skin conditions such as scleroderma that require collagen or extracellular matrix remodelling. Additionally, relaxin has been implicated in the dilation of blood vessels' smooth muscle cells directly and through release of nitric oxide and atrial natriuretic peptide. Relaxin has also been used in the treatment of severe chronic pain, particularly pain arising from stretching, swelling, or dislocation of tissues.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]Relaxin is a pregnancy hormone discovered in 1926 (Hisaw (1926) Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 23: 661-663), based on its ability to relax the public ligament in guinea pig. Mature human relaxin is a hormonal peptide of approximately 6000 daltons known to be responsible for remodelling the reproductive tract before parturition, thus facilitating the birth process. A concise review of relaxin was provided by Sherwood, D. in The Physiology of Reproduction, Chapter 16, “Relaxin”, Knobil, E. and Neill, J., et al. (eds.), (Raven Press Ltd., New York), pp. 585-673 (1988). Relaxin has local autocrine and / or paracrine roles that contribute to connective tissue remodeling at the maternal-fetal interface during late pregnancy and at parturition, including an increase in the expression of the genes, proteins, and enzyme activities of the matrix metalloproteinases interstitial collagenase (MMP-1), stromelysin (MMP-3), and gelatinase B (MMP-9).[0002]Two human gene fo...

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

Application Information

Patent Timeline
no application Login to View More
Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G01N33/53C07K14/705C12N5/10A61K38/00C07K14/72
CPCC07K14/723A61K38/00A61P15/04A61P15/06
Inventor HSU, SHEAU YUHSUEH, AARON J. W.
Owner THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIV
Who we serve
  • R&D Engineer
  • R&D Manager
  • IP Professional
Why Patsnap Eureka
  • Industry Leading Data Capabilities
  • Powerful AI technology
  • Patent DNA Extraction
Social media
Patsnap Eureka Blog
Learn More
PatSnap group products

Browse by: Latest US Patents, China's latest patents, Technical Efficacy Thesaurus, Application Domain, Technology Topic, Popular Technical Reports.

© 2024 PatSnap. All rights reserved.Legal|Privacy policy|Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement|Sitemap|About US| Contact US: help@patsnap.com